Where to start? On the analog side, when I moved to a line stage preamp, I had to get a phone stage. Incredible improvement. On the digital side, there are a couple of things that really moved the needle. The first was a fiber media conversion on the ethernet running into my streamer, best bang for the buck. Getting a power conditioner and upgrading my power cords were also massive leaps forward. Aiming for room treatments this summer.
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@bflopez +1: this is almost exactly the same steps and experience I had with ATS corner bass traps and matching absorption/diffusion. Thank you for validating my journey with treatments! |
Hard to assign true impact differentials, since all these upgrades work cumulatively. Once I settled on my components, I was impressed by the improvements from: They all helped with better definition, separation, depth, timing. |
It might be hard to be exact, but why it would be hard to estimate the difference made by larger changes is unclear. The difference between a room with flabby bass or echoes is a huge change, and the fact that, overall, a series of changes are cumulative does not prevent that observation. |
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